点评:I visited with my partner this year during the first weekend of the Robin Hood Festival as I wished to relive my childhood. I used to go to this festival as a child with my grandparents and older brother from 2006 to possibly 2013 or so, we would have travelled from Northern Ireland and camped at the local campsite. It absolutely broke my heart seeing the festival wasn’t anything close to what I experienced in the past. Sherwood itself was barely maintained and appeared very sad, understandably the major oak has passed but even the surrounding area of it was a mess. The visitor centre is an eyesore from what once existed, its very mordern for the history of the area and is incredibly overpriced. The festival itself is lacking the magic, very little going on as you walk around, not as much entertainment no real connection with the outlaws and sheriff, not as much history or story telling as there used to be. The archery is scaled back to a sad 5 targets, as a kid we used to have knights and a castle and a bell to aim for creating fantastic competition amongst everyone. My favourite memory was hunting the outlaws, chasing them through the forest to catch their stamp to bring back to the sheriff and having an exciting time. None of this seems to exist now, I can only assume funding has been cut or nobody seems to care anymore. But, it is so incredibly sad to see, something has died here. It’s truly such a shame.
翻译:今年,为了重温童年时光,我和伴侣在罗宾汉音乐节的首个周末前往那里。从2006年左右到2013年,我小时候常常和祖父母及哥哥一起参加这个音乐节,我们会从北爱尔兰赶来,并在当地的露营地露营。然而,看到如今的音乐节远不如我记忆中的模样,我的心真的碎了。而舍伍德森林本身也几乎无人打理,显得十分荒凉。理所当然,那棵大橡树已经不复存在了,就连它周围的区域也一片狼藉。如今的游客中心与往昔的景观相比简直不堪入目;从该地区的历史背景来看,它实在过于现代化了,而且价格也贵得离谱。整个节日也失去了往日的魅力:漫步其间几乎看不到什么活动,娱乐项目少之又少;人们也再难以感受到与那些“不法之徒”和警长的联系,历史事件与故事的讲述也远不如从前了。射箭活动也被大幅缩减,如今只剩下可怜的5个靶子而已。小时候,我们常常会玩骑士、城堡之类的游戏,还会设定一个目标让所有人去竞争。我最喜欢的回忆就是追捕那些“不法之徒”——在森林里追赶他们,抢到他们的标记后带回去交给警长,那段时光真是既刺激又有趣。如今这些活动似乎都不复存在了,我只能推测是经费被削减了,或者没人再关心这些了。但看到这一切消失,真的让人难过不已——仿佛有一样美好的东西在这里消逝了。实在太可惜了。